Soul Reaver: Glyphs
In Soul Reaver, there were six Glyph Altars - as they are called in the Soul Reaver Game Manual - that Raziel could discover as he travelled around Nosgoth. Once he solved each altar's puzzle, he was rewarded with a Glyph, which allowed him to cast elemental spells against his enemies. Each casting of a Glyph spell (except Shift) required an expenditure of Eldritch energy.
Shift Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
0 points |
| Altar Location: |
N/A |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
N/A |
| Raziel could use this Glyph to shift into the Spectral Realm at any time. If he wished to return to the Material Realm, he needed use the Glyph while at full health and standing on a planar portal. |
Force Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
1 point |
| Altar Location: |
The Necropolis (Melchiah's territory) |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Phase Through Gates |
| This Glyph generated waves of telekinetic energy. Enemies were thrown away from Raziel, and they could be injured or killed depending on what they hit. |
Stone Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
2 points |
| Altar Location: |
Outside Nupraptor's Retreat |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Scale Walls |
| Raziel could use this Glyph to cause a localized earthquake. Enemies in the area were temporarily frozen as if petrified by the spell. |
Sound Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
4 points |
| Altar Location: |
The Silenced Cathedral (Zephon's territory) |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Phase Through Gates, Scale Walls, Telekinetic Force Projectile |
| Casting this Glyph created a powerful sound wave. Vampires were injured by it, and were briefly stunned, leaving Raziel free to deliver a fatal blow. |
Water Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
6 points |
| Altar Location: |
The Human Citadel |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Telekinetic Force Projectile, Swimming |
| With this Glyph, Raziel could shower his vampire enemies with water. It injured them, but they could survive it and recover from its effects, given time. This Glyph was ineffective against the Rahabim. |
Fire Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
8 points |
| Altar Location: |
Underwater area, Raziel's territory |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Swimming |
| This was probably the most powerful Glyph. When Raziel used it, expanding rings of fire instantly incinerated all vampires and humans in the vicinity. |
Sunlight Glyph
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Eldritch Energy Cost: |
10 points |
| Altar Location: |
Through the underwater grate outside the Silenced Cathedral (Zephon's territory) |
| Abilities Needed To Reach It: |
Swimming |
| This Glyph was harmless around humans, but deadly to vampires. When Raziel used it, blinding sunlight reduced the surrounding vampires to ashes. |
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